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PERFUNCTIONARY
PRONUNCIATION: (puhr-FUNK-shuh-ner-ee)
MEANING: adjective: Done without any interest, care, or effort.
ETYMOLOGY: Alteration of perfunctory, from Latin perfunctorius (careless), from perfungi (to get through with), from per- (through) + fungi (to perform). Note that fungus has a different origin, likely from Greek spongos (sponge). Earliest documented use: 1838. ________________________________
APER FUNCTIONARY - a person who does the routine jobs for a professional mimic
SERF UNCTIONARY - what Uriah Heep would have been back in the Middle Ages
PERJUNCTIONARY - overly connected
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POLYANDRY
PRONUNCIATION: (POL-ee-an-dree)
MEANING: noun: The practice of having multiple husbands or male mates at the same time.
ETYMOLOGY:From Greek poly- (many) + -andry (male). Earliest documented use: 1680. _________________________
POLY-ANGRY - when you don't give your parrot a cracker
PONY AN' DRY - what I get when I don't take my horselet out in the rain
'POLY AND RYE - a shot and a board game
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HYPERNYM
PRONUNCIATION: (HY-puhr-nim)
MEANING: noun: A broad term that encompasses specific words within a category. For example, color is a hypernym of red, blue, green, etc.
ETYMOLOGY: From Greek hyper- (over, above) + -onym (name). Earliest documented use: 1971. The counterpart is hyponym. ___________________________
HYPER-NOM - a chatboard alias with ADHD
HOPERNYM - euphemism for "Pollyanna"
HYPER-NIM - a two-person game where players alternate removing one or more tokens from a multi-dimensional array of piles. Whoever takes the last token is the loser.
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ARTHROPLASTY
PRONUNCIATION: (AR-thruh-plas-tee)
MEANING: noun: The surgical repair or replacement of a joint.
ETYMOLOGY: From Greek arthro- (joint) + -plasty (formation, repair, molding). Earliest documented use: 1890. ___________________________
EARTHROPLASTY - plate tectonics
ARTHROBLAST - an embryonic cell precursor that differentiates into a new joint
A.C.T.H.-ROPLASTY - genetic manipulation that alters the folding of Adreno-Cortico-Tropic Hormone, and thus its shape
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NEOPHILE
PRONUNCIATION: (NEE-uh-fyl)
MEANING: noun: One who loves new or novel things.
ETYMOLOGY: From Greek neo- (new) + -phile (lover). The opposite is neophobe. _________________________
GEOPHILE - lover of our home planet; or, a tree-hugger, if that's your persuasion.
ONE-O-PHILE - one who appreciates very close, low-scoring games
NEONPHILE - lover of brightly-colored lights
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HEIROPHANT
PRONUNCIATION: (HY-uhr-uh-fant, HY-ruh-)
MEANING: noun: 1. An interpreter of sacred mysteries or esoteric knowledge. 2. One who explains or provides commentary on complex or obscure topics.
ETYMOLOGY: From Greek hiero- (sacred, priestly) + -phant (one who shows). Earliest documented use: 1676. _______________________
HEIR TO pH: ANT - the Formicidae had a prehistoric progenitor who first produced formic acid in the species
THEIR "O'PHANT" - they had an ancestor, Patrick Phant, who founded the clan
HEIROPLANT - the Priests' potions were of vegetable origin
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EXHORT
PRONUNCIATION: (ig-ZORT)
MEANING: verb tr., intr.: To urge, persuade, advise, etc. earnestly. noun: The act or an instance of earnest urging, advising, etc.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin ex- (out) + hortari (to urge). Ultimately from the Indo-European root gher- (to like or want), which also gave us yearn, charisma, greedy, and hortatory. Earliest documented use: 1475. ___________________________
SEXHORT - attempt to seduce
EXSHORT - a dwarf after receiving Growth Hormone. Sometimes, anyway
EPHORT - What you get an "E" for in Spelling class. Nice try, but...no.
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EXTORT
PRONUNCIATION: (ik-STORT)
MEANING: verb tr.: To obtain something by psychological pressure, intimidation, force, threat, etc.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin extorquere (to wrench out), from ex- (out) + torquere (to twist). Earliest documented use: 1529. __________________________
EXTART - reformed prostitute
EXTORY - disgruntled British Conservatory
EXCORT - like Exchequer, Queens Bench, and Common Pleas, since the Judicature Act of 1873
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NEMOROUS
PRONUNCIATION: (NEM-uh-ruhs)
MEANING: adjective: Relating to a forest; wooded.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin nemus (grove). Earliest documented use: 1623. ________________________
FEMOROUS - like a long legbone
NEMO ROUSE - wake up Jules Verne's submarine captain
ONE-MOR-OUS - ...and Baby makes three
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MEMOROUS
PRONUNCIATION: (MEM-uhr-uhs)
MEANING: adjective: Likely to be remembered; notable.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin + memoria (memory). Earliest documented use: 1530. ___________________________________
MENOROUS - suitable for holding candles
MEMO: ROUST - Note: Get 'em outa here!
MAMOROUS - formally in love with a woman
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